Close Twilite Wild Indigo

Twilite Wild Indigo
Common Name: Twilite Wild Indigo
Scientific Name: Baptisia x variicolor 'Twilite'
Other Name(s): Aka False Indigo
Category: Herb/Forb
Habit: Herbaceous perennial
Bloom Color: Bicolor flowers - violet-purple with showy yellow keels
Bloom Size: Flowers bloom in erect racemes (to 12-20 in. long) from late April to early June
Bloom Season: May - June
Fruit Description: Flowers give way to inflated globose-oblong seed pods that emerge green but mature to black by August. Seed pods have considerable ornamental interest. Stems with seed pods are valued additions to dried flower arrangements
Foliage Description: Stiff flower stems that rise well above a foliage mound of clover-like trifoliate green leaves (leaflets to 3 in. long)
Height of Plant: 3-5 ft.
Spread of Plant: 3-5 ft.
Growth Rate: Slow upright growth
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4 - 9
Light Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Water Usage: Low
Moisture Requirement(s): Average to dry soil with good drainage tolerates clay if not wet
Soil Type: Loam, sand
Soil pH: Acidic, neutral, alkaline
Native Range: Dry open woods and clearings, sandy acidic soil
Place of Origin: Glencoe, Illinois
Year of Origin: 1998
Heritage: Between blue-flowered Baptisia australis (female parent) x yellow-flowered Baptisia sphaerocarpa (male parent)
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Child Plant(s): Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 19011
Maintenance: Low
Photographer: Jon Wooten
Location: N-11